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Daytona 500 NASCAR™ Fans...Come One, Come All

Invitations:
It’s a race to the finish to get them out before it’s too late. Use evite or a similar service or send a quick flier through the mail with a checkered flag (your friends will think you’re so creative!). You can also call people. Ask them to race on over to watch the 500 with you and your friends.

Decorations:
Well, start at the door with racecar cutouts hanging from the ceiling of your foyer. Each package has a set of four if you get them from our party shop or try your local party store.
Cover all tables, buffets and bars with white and black check plastic table clovers to go with the racing flag. Choose from black and white check paper goods or NASCAR™-themed paper goods so that you stay in theme. Pre-set the table and stuff each cup with a napkin, plastic ware (fork, spoon and knife) and two racing flags coming out…one cup at each place. Your table will look fabulous.
For centerpieces, there are kids racing helmets that you can use in the table center with NASCAR™ balloons tied off in the shape of a race car (I kid you not). Mix in a few black and white latex balloons. Around the house, place bouquets of racecar and black and white balloons just for decoration.
Decorate your guests with plastic visors (Daytona, Florida, get it?) and emblazon their choice of winner across the front. Just give them a visor and a marker and let them go to town.

Menu:
Most likely you’ll want to call your kitchen the "Corporate Pavilion" and pretend it’s in the Hospitality Village. Make some signs directing people to the bar and the food with that kind of thinking! What to serve? Anything really works…but make sure to give each dish a "racing car" name (e.g., Diesel Dogs) or use famous drivers in front of each thing (e.g., Lee Petty Pepperoni Pizza). See PartyMenu411 for some ideas.

Favors:
Your local candy store should have foil-wrapped chocolate cars. Put a few in a goody bag and give them out during the race or as a "thank you for coming" gift. For the kids (and some of the adults who think they are kids), there is a goody bag that comes complete with a die-cast race car launcher with car, stickers, a pull back race car, a balloon racer and more. All of these are available separately, too. The balloon racer is great because it is both a toy and an activity.

Activities:
Of course, you’ll want to have a pool.
Check out www.daytonaintlspeedway.com for trivia…trivia games are always fun.
As well, there’s a race car piñata that is 22" that you can fill with all sorts of toys and stuff or candy. Save it until after the race so those who lost can vent their frustration. Otherwise, they’ll be beating on the taker of the "checkered flag"--and that won’t be good!

Favors:
plastic visors
balloon racing cars
die cast race car with launcher
turbo car pencil sharpeners
race car stickers
pull back race cars
complete goody bags
goody bags (treat sacks)

Decorations:
black and white checkered flag banners
black and white checkered paper goods
Nascar papergoods, cups, table cover, silver cutlery, napkins
24x18" racecar Mylar balloon
racing helmet (use as a centerpiece with balloons tied off!)
checkered flags (put in cups, on walls, etc.)
racecar cut-outs

Activities:
racecar piñata
balloon racing cars

Favors:
lanyards (add pit passes to each)
Give a good whoop in the pit for me.

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